It was at 39 Bowater that the Paquettes landed
Arrived in the heart of another mining village
They unpacked on the floor from the old bedroom
And then through the English that's where the story began
They went north believing the rush there or
They went north with eyes full of hope
At the seven o'clock curfew there were forest guards
Who patrolled the area to keep the animals away from the neighborhood
When I think of the poor workers who went up there in search of money
I say that we knit our happiness around a very ¢ group of children
They went up to the north believing there was a gold rush
They went up to the north with eyes filled with hope
They rode north believing the gold rush
They rode north with eyes filled with hope
They rode north believing the rush heading towards gold
Finally to realize that there is nothing but iron in Labrador
There is nothing but iron in Labrador there is nothing but iron in Labrador
They returned to Montreal after five years in the tip of Newfoundland
To make a change from rural life they moved to the riverside
They hang out in the streets of the metropolis with new friends
Miss the days when school was in Labrador City

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